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Japan Banking, Finance & Investment
Inside this issue
• The market continues to try to reinvent itself
• Japan Post limbers up for its forthcoming partial sale
• Falling IPO numbers spark competitiveness worries - -
Content
Savers opt for a more exciting life
Long-term trends are coming to an end as the landscape alters, writes Michiyo Nakamoto
Investment returns: Expectations are changing
Bank depositors are cashing out to go into risk-bearing products, writes Louise Lucas
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Market increasingly looks to the future
Much has improved but rhetoric still outstrips action, says David Turner
Banks and brokers: Call to pull down barriers
Restrictive rules are harming business, writes Michiyo Nakamoto
Consumer finance: Industry tries to shed its murky image
A revised moneylending law is due to come into force in 2009, writes Michiyo Nakamoto
Foreign banks: International groups see huge growth prospects
Opportunities abound, reports Michiyo Nakamoto
Japan Post privatisation: Behemoth limbers up
The institution is already branching out, reports Louise Lucas
Activist shareholders: Investor pressure stimulates debate
Jonathan Soble and Sundeep Tucker look at developments
Asset management: Trust buyers hold firm
Savers are starting to understand risk, says David Turner
How would investors react to a stronger yen?
Guest columnist John Vail asks how Japanese investors would react to a reversal of the weak yen and losses on their overseas investments
